Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrong Place | 2015 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 2 | No Hiding Place | 2015 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 3 | Cold Case | 2017 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 4 | Deadly Encounter | 2017 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 5 | Lost Innocence | 2018 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 6 | Goodbye My Precious Child | 2019 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 7 | The Missing Wife | 2022 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 8 | Truth or Dare | 2022 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 9 | Where Did She Go? | 2023 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 10 | Sinner | 2023 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 11 | The Good Die Young | 2023 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 12 | Coping Without You | 2024 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 13 | Could It Be Him? | 2024 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 14 | Frozen in Time | 2024 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 15 | Echoes of Silence | 2024 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 16 | The Final Betrayal | 2025 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 17 | Garden of Bones | 2025 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
| 18 | Web of Deceit | 2016 | M.A. Comley | Buy |
D.I. Sally Parker has been one of M.A. Comley’s most enduring detectives, running across 18 books from 2015 through to 2025 with no sign of slowing down. The series covers a wide range of criminal cases in the British police procedural mold, with Parker typically working through investigations that require persistence and careful detective work rather than dramatic action sequences.
The early books – Wrong Place, No Hiding Place, Web of Deceit – establish Parker as a detective who ends up in the middle of difficult situations through a combination of bad luck and professional dedication. As the series progressed through the 2020s, the books became more confident in their plotting, with titles like Frozen in Time and Echoes of Silence reflecting a more atmospheric approach to the procedural form.
Parker’s series connects closely with the D.I. Kayli Bright series, sharing several titles across both reading orders. There is also a companion short stories and novellas collection for readers who want more of the character between the main novels.